Greek to me : adventures of the comma queen
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019].
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First edition.
ISBN
9781324001270, 1324001275
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227 pages ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781324001270, 1324001275

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The New Yorker's acclaimed "Comma Queen" explores her captivation with all things Greek. Norris offers an exuberant memoir of her transformation from a sheltered schoolgirl to a passionate Hellenophile. Thwarted by her father -- "Was Dad against education for women? Yes" -- the author revived her fascination for dead languages by enrolling in modern and ancient Greek courses at NYU, Barnard, and Columbia. The Greek alphabet enthralled her: "a tool for the preservation of memory, for recording history and making art." Delving into etymology, Norris makes a case for the enduring vitality of Greek by revealing its widespread roots in English. As she painstakingly immersed herself in learning the language, the author took her first trip to Greece, where she "shot around the Aegean like a pinball," making brief stops in Crete, Rhodes, Cyprus, Samos, Chios, and Lesbos. As a solo traveler, she found herself the object of much male attention: "I was a tourist attraction unto myself." That trip incited her desire to return and to tackle Greek classics: "I wished there were some way I could be Greek or at least pass as Greek, just by saturating myself in Greekness." --,Adapted from Kirkus Reviews.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Norris, M. (2019). Greek to me: adventures of the comma queen (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Norris, Mary, 1952-. 2019. Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen. W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Norris, Mary, 1952-. Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen W.W. Norton & Company, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Norris, Mary. Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2019.

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